Everton manager Sean Dyche has offered a fitness update on striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin and left-back Vitalii Mykolenko ahead of his side’s trip to Wolverhampton Wanderers.
The Blues boss was positive about his number nine's chances of featuring at Molineux but less so about the Ukrainian international. Asked if Calvert-Lewin avoided any damage to his groin, Dyche said: "Hopefully. He's had a few down days and it's looking more promising so yes, he'll be with us training again tomorrow but he's come through the last couple of days well."
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Calvert-Lewin went off with a hamstring injury an hour into Dyche’s first game in charge – a 1-0 victory over Arsenal on February 1 – and did not return to the side until the goalless draw at Crystal Palace on April 22 as Everton’s medical staff worked to get him fully fit. The 26-year-old has subsequently started the last five matches but was withdrawn at half-time of the 3-0 home defeat to Manchester City last Sunday when Dyche said he had to make a call on the player’s tight groin.
Dyche was more doubtful though about Mykolenko who was ruled out of Everton's last match. He said: "I doubt he'll be right for this one.
"He's got a chance for the next one, it's risk and reward scenario and he hasn't trained so therefore I doubt he'll make this one."
Asked if Dwight McNeil could fill in at left-back, Dyche said: "Yes, we'll look at changes in shape as well as changes in personnel and find the best way possible. Obviously we've lost our full-backs unfortunately, Myko is close, it's just whether we take a gamble on that with only one to go of course."
Meanwhile, Dyche says Tom Davies is also unlikely to feature at Molineux because of a hamstring/tendon injury.
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